Saltwater Weekly Fishing Report Week of June 12, 2024

Redfish Bay

GOOD. 83 degrees. Redfish are slow in the surf in the first and second gut on croaker, cut skipjack, or big table shrimp. Trout are migrating to the surf hitting croaker. Expect this bite to improve. Drum are good on dead shrimp edges of the channels. Drum are staged on the edges of channels where the water is cooler. Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

San Antonio Bay

GOOD. 84 degrees. Trout are good on croaker, live shrimp and soft plastics over grass, sand pockets, and shell reefs. When the tide is moving, focus on the edge of shell reefs. Redfish are good, seeing pods of tailing redfish along the shorelines. Report Captain Lynn Smith, Back Bay Guide Service.

Sabine Lake

GOOD. 86 degrees. Limits of speckled trout at the jetties with good numbers of sheepshead, drum and redfish on live shrimp under a popping cork. During incoming tides work your way along the shell flats and rock piles in the Sabine Channel for nice catches of redfish and trout. Another influx of freshwater in Sabine Lake has pushed redfish and trout into the marshes. Some catches on the points and drops in the bayou live shrimp under a popping cork. Very little bird action on Sabine Lake. A North Levee between the first and second pike produces nice speckled trout, redfish and flounder. Watch the weather forecast for inclement weather. Report by Captain Randy Foreman, Captain Randy’s Guide Service Sabine Lake.

Bolivar

GOOD. 82 degrees. Water levels are perfect with tides and low wind this week changing back to four tide days over the weekend. Still some fresh water on the bay side but it hasn’t affected the bite. People are still catching plenty of redfish of varying sizes everywhere! Small croakers along with sand trout, sheepshead, black drum, speckled trout, and crabs caught along the jetty with plenty of stingrays and sharks. Pompano and Jack Crevalle are still running. The surf is producing redfish and black drum, gafftop, lots of stingrays, and bigger sharks along the whole peninsula. The sargassum, seaweed, is thick in spots and it is less if you move 100-200 yards. People are using a variety of bait this past week with awesome results. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Trinity Bay

SLOW. 85 degrees. Trinity Bay is still recovering from the influx of freshwater and is dirty and off-colored. The ship channel and spoil islands are holding some black drum, sheepshead, a few redfish and trout. The best bite is on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Water is muddy and still really fresh due to the influx of freshwater. Few people are catching fish but really having to work hard for them. We should see a change coming in the next couple weeks as the discharge rates for San Jacinto and Trinity River have declined tremendously. Reports of good trout and redfish being caught by redfish island and by the ship channel free lining shrimp. Black drums are being caught by Fred Hartman and in the Double Bayou area. Report of a few reds being caught in Anahuac mid to lower East shoreline. Trinity Bay is at 1.8-2.2 PSU on salinity levels. Report by Captain Zackary Scott, Zack Attack Fishing.

East Galveston Bay

GOOD. 86 degrees. The bay is off-colored water, but anglers throwing dark colored soft plastics are catching speckled trout over the reefs and on the shorelines. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. East Bay and Intracoastal waterway are holding plenty of small speckled trout, black drum, sheepshead, and redfish caught on live shrimp, croakers, and topwater lures. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp. Surface water temperature 83 degrees in East Galveston Bay. As in previous weeks, the water clarity is still stirred up more than usual with all the freshwater entering the bay system from the heavy rains up above us. We are still finding good numbers of trout on the protected shorelines over shell pockets, and are having to weed thru a large number of small fish to find the solid females, as well as redfish along the grass lines and over shell with the higher tides, and a few nice flounder busting bait up around grass lines with good current flow. If you see nervous bait flipping on the surface the fish are close by, if not, you are best to move on to another spot, after making a few casts. The lighter the jig head the better 1/16 to ¼ ounce, determined by the wind and current, and tails with paddles, are still performing the best, as we were utilizing Anahuac based, Wac Attack tails and top performing colors varied, depending upon water clarity and light conditions, with Rollover Moon, being a favorite for our fishing friends. Our clients are still finding good success using Fish Smack Popping corks with a 1-2 foot leader above a shrimp imitation lure, or Tails with a 1/16 ounce jig head, with a hard pop and a 5-10 second pause gathering the most strikes. The Topwater bite has also been good when utilized on our early morning and late afternoon trips, so if you like throwing walking baits, now is the perfect time to get on the water and make it happen. When the wind cooperates we are starting to see some fish show up on reefs in the middle portion of the bay, which should get better as the temperatures continue to rise. We also found a few birds working in the middle of the bay, and found some solid trout under them, as well as Gafftop, which is typical for this time of the year. Report by Captain Jeff Brandon, Get the Net Guide Services, LLC.

Galveston Bay

SLOW. 85 degrees. Salinity levels are on the rise and anglers are finding a few speckled trout along the west shoreline. Better numbers of black drum and sheepshead being caught on live shrimp. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

West Galveston Bay

GOOD. 87 degrees. Speckled trout bite has slowed, but anglers are still reporting steady catches. A few black drum and reds are being caught, along with some jackfish. Live bait supplies have been limited, with live croaker being the hardest to find. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing.

Texas City

FAIR. 84 degrees. Good numbers of speckled trout being caught in lower Galveston Bay. North jetty producing limits of trout, a few redfish, sheepshead, and black drum on live shrimp. Red snapper catches have been good 50 plus miles offshore. Report by Captain David Dillman, Galveston Bay Charter Fishing. Anglers continue to catch plenty of speckled trout, redfish, and flounder everyday with some occasional black drum, sheepshead, sand trout, and gafftop. Limits can be caught near Mosquito Island and the Moses Lake Tidal Gate. Along the dike has been successful near shrimp boats, docks and piers. Live shrimp and finger mullet have been the best baits. Report by Captain Shane Rilat, North Jetty Bait Camp.

Freeport

GOOD. 85 degrees. Trout, redfish and flounder are good around the San Luis Pass. Bastrop Bay, Christmas Bay, Chocolate Bay and the west end of Galveston Bay has been producing trout, gafftop and redfish fishing under the birds using shrimps under a popping cork or gulp shrimp. Wade fishing has been good in the guts at the pass with croaker and shrimp for catches of trout, redfish and a few flounder mixed in. The Freeport Harbor has been steady for sheepshead, drum, redfish and mangrove snapper free lining shrimp with a split shot. Report by Captain Jake Brown, Flattie Daddy Fishing Adventures.

East Matagorda Bay

SLOW. 84 degrees. Fishing has vastly improved with the weather. Drifting is producing trout over 20 inches with live shrimp under a popping cork. A few catches of drum mixed in. Back lakes have good numbers of redfish in the afternoon during high tide. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.

West Matagorda Bay

SLOW. 84 degrees. Fishing has vastly improved with the weather. Reefs are producing trout, with drum mixed in with live shrimp under a popping cork. Most of the redfish are in the back lakes. Water is off colored along the shorelines. Red snapper season is open with good catches reported offshore. Report by Captain Charlie Paradoski, Captain Charlie Paradoski’s Guide Service.

Port O'Connor

GOOD. 84 degrees. Trout are biting early in the morning at Bird Island on live croaker. Slot redfish are biting Spanish sardines and live shrimp near Alcatraz Island. Bull redfish and jack crevalle are in the back of the jetties between and Bird Island on live croaker or Spanish sardines. Drum outside of the north and south jetty within the first 100 feet on live or dead shrimp. Report by Captain Marty Medford, Captain Marty’s Fish of a Lifetime Guide Service.

Rockport

GOOD. 84 degrees. Fishing patterns are consistent with reports of a few sharks also being caught in the bay system. Trout are great on croaker along grass in 3-4 feet of water and on popping cork and shrimp in flats. Redfish have been fair on shrimp and cut menhaden or mullet in flats and along channel edges. Black drum are great on live or dead shrimp and fish bites along channel edges drains and in sand pockets. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Port Aransas

GOOD. 84 degrees. Water clarity has been good. Spanish mackerel and kings should be here anytime. Redfish are good on shrimp, blue crab and cut bait. Trout are good with croaker or shrimp free lined along rocks. Surf fishing has been producing good reds and trout in the first and second gut with an occasional shark. Report by Captain Kenny Kramer, Kramer Fishing Charters.

Corpus Christi

GOOD. 83 degrees. Redfish are slow in the surf in the first and second gut on croaker, cut skipjack, or big table shrimp. Trout are migrating to the surf hitting croaker. Expect this bite to improve. Drum are good on dead shrimp edges of the channels. Drum are staged on the edges of channels where the water is cooler. Report by Captain Aerich Oliver, Rockport Paradise Outfitters.

Baffin Bay

GOOD. 90 degrees. Summer pattern conditions are finally happening and the fish are cooperating greatly. With the reduction of the winds in the morning, topwaters are working fantastically, and there are lots and lots of good trout to be caught almost everywhere . Look at grass lines, drop offs, sandbars and potholes, but always look for lots of bait. Pay attention to the solunar feeding times and focus on places that you know hold fish. Also, if you like to drift fish, drifting the big rock structures in the middle of Baffin Bay is now possible and very productive, especially for kids, throwing gulp under popping corks. Report by Captain Sally Black.

Port Mansfield

GOOD. 92 degrees. Winds have finally settled down and the tides have dropped about 6 inches. Fish have pulled off the super shallow flats because of this. Trout and a few redfish are good on Mansfield Knockers early and then the bite fades after mid morning. Ball Tails have been a good follow up bait. Report by Captain Wayne Davis, Hook Down Charters. Conditions have been spectacular this last week, the wind has finally given us a break here in Port Mansfield. Target areas where the water depth is about knee to mid thigh deep, in chalky dirty water along grass lines, potholes and grass beds. Best producing plastics have been the MirrOlure Little Johns as well as the Provokers in purple, pink, bone, chartreuse or anything with gold glitter. Reds, speckled trout and flounder are all biting these colors. The biggest thing to remember when picking an area to wade, is making sure to identify baitfish in the area. 2-5 inch profile bait, knee to mid thigh deep in chalky or dirty water have been the most productive areas. Traffic has increased significantly here in Port Mansfield with Summer Break being in full throttle, so remember to always be safe and courteous of other fishermen and boaters in the area. As always, tight lines! Report by Captain Reanna DeLaCruz, Captain Reanna’s Baffin Bay Adventures.

South Padre

GOOD. 86 degrees. The weather has been hot and muggy with a light wind. Trout are good with some redfish on gas well flats drifting with live shrimp on popping cork, small croaker and cut mullet. Trout can also be caught along the edge of the intercoastal free shrimping. Mangrove Snapper with occasional trout can be caught at the end of Brownsville Channel and south jetties. Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.

Port Isabel

GOOD. 86 degrees. The weather has been hot and muggy with a light wind. Trout are good with some redfish on gas well flats drifting with live shrimp on popping cork, small croaker and cut mullet. Trout can also be caught along the edge of the intercoastal free shrimping. Mangrove Snapper with occasional trout can be caught at the end of Brownsville Channel and south jetties. Report by Captain Lou Austin, Austin Fishing South Padre.

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